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The suppression of edge-localized modes by means of externally induced resonant magnetic perturbations (RMPs) has been investigated extensively on present-day tokamaks. In this paper we examine the modification of the loss of fusion born α-particles as effected by the application of RMPs in tokamak plasmas. This study was performed by means of test-particle simulations. To simplify the calculations we use a toroidal magnetic field model with circular magnetic flux surfaces. The transport properties of energetic α-particles are investigated during a 3 s time interval by tracing the test-particle ensemble with each particle trajectory following by integration of the full orbit equation. Three regimes of particle losses are identified during the evolution of the particle ensemble. A natural consequence of RMP excitation is the formation of magnetic islands together with stochastic magnetic layers at the plasma edge. The formation of these resonant magnetic field structures are associated with irregularities of the energetic α-particle orbits, which can substantially increase the loss of slowing down α-particles from the plasma periphery. At the same time the first orbit losses of fusion alphas are practically unaffected by RMPs.
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This work, supported by the European Community under the contract of Association between EURATOM and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW), was carried out within the framework of the European Fusion Development Agreement. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission.
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Moskvitina, Y.K., Moskvitin, A.O., Shyshkin, O.A. et al. The Effect of Externally Applied Resonant Magnetic Perturbations on Fusion Product Dynamics in Toroidal Plasmas: Numerical Simulation. J Fusion Energ 32, 247–253 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-012-9557-x
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